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Department Seminars

The Department Chemistry at Clemson University typically presents several seminars each semester.  Any questions or suggestions may be directed to the department by emailing chemistry@clemson.edu. Clickling the link of the colloquia/event will access the Clemson calendar entry for that event, which contains links to the conference as well as, in many cases, additional details. Submit a seminar entry directly, or email the department.

 

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Departmental Seminars

▧ Fall 2025 Departmental Seminars

Departmental seminars are 4-5 p.m. Thursdays in Hunter 100. Attendance of all graduate students enrolled is required. Information will be updated as it becomes available.

  • August 21: Syllabus and introduction
  • August 28: Laura Finzi, Ph.D., Clemson University Julia Brumaghim, Ph.D.
  • September 11: Rob Lazenby, Ph.D., Florida State University, hosted by Carlos Garcia, Ph.D.
  • September 18: Omar Saleh, Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara, hosted by David Jacobson, Ph.D.
  • September: 25: Daniel P. Shoemaker, Ph.D., University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, hosted by Thao Tran-Dominy, Ph.D.
  • October 2: Martin Mourigal, Ph.D., Georgia Tech, hosted by Joe Kolis, Ph.D. and Thao Tran-Dominy, Ph.D.
  • October 9: Michael Shatruk, Ph.D., Florida State University, hosted by Joe Kolis, Ph.D.
  • October 16: TPR — TBD Clemson University, hosted by Dvora Perahia, Ph.D.
  • October 23: Steven Soper, Ph.D., University of Kansas, hosted by Ken Marcus, Ph.D.
  • October 30: SERMACS October 26-29
  • November 6: Angel C. de Dios, Ph.D., Georgetown University, hosted by Leah Casabianca, Ph.D.
  • November 13: Venkat Genesan, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, hosted by Dvora Perahia, Ph.D.
  • November 20: Vincenzo Venditti, Ph.D., Iowa State University, hosted by Leah Casabianca, Ph.D.
  • November 27: Thanksgiving

Student Seminars

▧ Spring 2025 Organic/Inorganic Student Seminars

Organic and inorganic seminars are 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays in Hunter 100. Attendance of all graduate students is required. This information for a previous semester is presented for reference only.

  • January 22: James Aboko
  • January 29: Luke Cromer
  • February 5: Samirah Muhammad
  • February 12: Grace Blount
  • February 19: Kayleigh Wahr
  • February 26: William Bridges
  • March 5: Shalini Wijeyathunga
  • March 12: Nawoda Kapuge Dona
  • March 26: Abdulrahman Abdulsemiu Ayantunde
  • April 2: Tommy Oladumiye
  • April 9: Lindy Morgan
  • April 16: Tirthankar Biswas
  • April 23: Uchenna Chinaegbomka
  • April 30: Simran Dumra

▧ Spring 2025 Physical/Analytical Graduate Student Seminars

Physical and analytical seminars are 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays in Hunter 100. Attendance of all graduate students is required. This information for a previous semester is presented for reference only.

  • January 14: Jared Clay and Tommy Courtney (literature double-header)
  • January 21: Omotayo Asanga and Peter Oyeleke (literature double-header)
  • January 28: Ernestine Akorlor and Emmanuel Dike (literature double-header)
  • February 4: Chineyem Ebite and Leah Tallman (literature double-header)
  • February 11: Md. Khadid bin Islam (research, Marcus Group)
  • February 18: Chris Hatchell (research, Jacobson Group)
  • February 25: Oluwaferanmi Ogunleye and Aastha Pandey (literature double-header)
  • March 4: William Pons (research, Marcus Group)
  • March 11: Tomlin Burgess (research, Chumanov Group)
  • March 25: Abideen Ayangbemi (research, Jacobson Group)
  • April 1: John Bracewell (research, Perahia Group)
  • April 15: Rosita Sivaraj (research, Perahia Group)
  • April 22: Zahra Karimpourkalou (research, Anker Group)

▧ Fall 2024 Organic/Inorganic Student Seminars

This information for a previous semester is presented for reference only.

  • August 28: David Helm
  • September 4: Jordan Collins
  • September 11: Rajib Islam
  • September 18: Maryelle Nyeck
  • September 25: Lahiruni Pelendage
  • October 2: Monireh Noori
  • October 9: Katelyn Tisdale
  • October 16: Emily Williams
  • October 23: Dasuni Rathnaweera
  • October 30: Aysiah Gibbs
  • November 6: Athira Babu
  • November 13: Barbara Guinati
  • November 20: Ugochukwu Collins Ibeji
  • December 4: Buta Singh

▧ Fall 2024 Physical/Analytical Graduate Student Seminars

This information for a previous semester is presented for reference only.

  • September 17: “Single-Particle Analysis of Drug Release Kinetics from Micro/Nanocarriers Using Optical Tweezers and Fluorescence Microspectroscopy” — Egwonor Irede (literature).
  • September 24: “Optically Transparent and Electrically Conductive Binary Oxides” — Anup Adhikari (literature).
  • October 1: “Advancing Low-field NMR Spectroscopy for Biological and Environmental Research” — Rajan Rai (literature).
  • October 8: “Energy From Moisture: Hydrovoltaic Technology for Next Generation Power Source” — Robiul Islam (literature).
  • October 15: No seminar – Fall Break.
  • October 29: “Electrochemiluminescence Biosensing Based on Nanosurface Energy Transfer Strategy” — Rehnuma Tabassum (literature).
  • October 5: No seminar — Election Day.
  • November 19: “Detection and Characterization of Nanoparticles by sp-ICPMS” — Suraj Shrestha (literature).
  • November 26: No seminar – Thanksgiving Break.
  • December 3: “Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry for Macromolecular Measurements” — Heidi Sabatini (literature)
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